Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: couch
IPA transcription: [k'aʊtʃ]
Pronunciations of couch
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sofa, couch, lounge
    Meaning: an upholstered seat for more than one person
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: frame, redact, cast, put, couch
    Meaning: formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
Usage examples
  • They sat on a deep couch.
  • At a place that was called "The Ram's Couch" they fastened the Argo.
  • Don Diego struggled up into a sitting position on the red velvet couch.
  • Otto lay upon the hard couch in his cell, covered with a shaggy bear skin.
  • He carried her into the bedroom, hesitating beside the couch before he put her down.
  • He swung his legs from the couch, and sat now upon the edge of it, his elbows on his knees.
  • She tried to resist, but could not, and he took her into the cottage and placed her on a couch.
  • Upon the couch in the centre of the apartment reclined a queen with a crown of gold upon her head.
  • The lady was lying on her couch, dressed in a pure white garment, with her long tresses unfastened.
  • The man at the foot of the couch had stopped speaking to the lady, and looked on with a faint smile.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Fredericksburg, License CC BY-SA 4.0